Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Miss World Canada 2011: Riza Santos( A Filipino-Canadian beauty)

Riza Santos, the 24 year-old Filipino-Canadian beauty won Miss World Canada 2011. The pageant night of the prestigious international beauty competition was held the last May 19 at the River Rock show Theater in Richmond, British Columbia.

A Calgary beauty queen of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese ancestry, Riza Santos is set to compete in the upcoming Miss World 2011 in London, UK, on November 6, representing Canada, a tough job since Canada has just won Miss World last year.

The 24 year-old Filipino-Canadian beauty who lives in Calgary. Riza Santos's birth date is August 31, 1987. She is 24 year old and stands 1.70 m. Her hair color is Black. Riza Santos is an engineering student at the University of Calgay's Schulich School of Engineering in Alberta, Canada and is "working as an Engineering student" at the Provident Energy Ltd. in Environment Health and Safety. Having completed her BMQ and SQ with the Canadian Forces Army Reserve. She plans to become a commissioned officer. Her military career, according to her, was influenced by her grandparents.

Riza Santos, the Canadian candidate competed as Miss Canada in the Miss Earth pageant 2006, which was held at the National Museum in Manila on November 26 in the Philippines. She did not place among the semi-finalists. But she bagged the Miss Photogenic and Miss Fontana awards. It paved the way for her to become a famous Showbiz personality in the Philippines.

During her participation with Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2, she played for Bantay Bata, ABS-CBN Foundation's charitable institution. On Day 84, she was proclaimed the second place winner of the show. In 2008 and 2009, she hosted the Asian Poker Tour.

Riza was the lead actress of a Philippine blockbuster movie. She was been a cast to some movies such as "Road Raiders" as Erin in 2009. In 2008, she acted in "Dobol Trobol" as Bonifacia or Bonnie, "Ikaw Pa Rin" as Miss Canada and "When Love Begins" as Catherine.

Riza Santos has also volunteered with the Lions Club, as a track and field coach for Special Olympics Canada, and at Foothills Hospital. She has also modeled in runway shows to raise funds for Special Olympics Canada and the Safe Haven Foundation.